Tick burden in Bos taurus cattle and its relationship with heat stress in three agroecological zones in the tropics of Colombia

Tick burden in Bos taurus cattle and its relationship with heat stress in three agroecological zones in the tropics of Colombia

Abstract Background Ticks have a negative effect on dairy and beef cattle production systems around the world, with the concomitant risk they represent for the transmission of some important infectious diseases. Colombian cattle breeds are distributed across different agroecological regions and are...

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Main Authors: Juan Felipe Rocha, Rodrigo Martínez, Nicolas López-Villalobos, Steve Todd Morris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Tick burden
Adaptability index
Temperature humidity index
Creole cattle
Tropics
Bos taurus
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-019-3319-9

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